Bundaberg – fruit picking, separation and another hc host

[mileage: 3512 km] In Brisbane we checked the harvest trail site and found some job offers. I called some of them and one was in Childers. The women said we just have to come into the town and they will have some work for us on the farm. We arrived in Childers and nothing – no work! We decided to find out if we have in Bundaberg more luck. We arrived and I asked in the Tourist Information for agencies or wherever we can find work. They said look in the newspapers or ask in hostels. We went to the hostels and almost all hostels in Bundaberg are specialised for fruit picking. We found a good hostel in a quite area with good facilities – Grand Backpackers. Already next morning we worked on a field – capsicum picking. After 4 hours and 40 dollars I realized that this isn’t my place to make some money. Later I was faster and made more money per hour. There are 2 ways they pay you: paid per hour or paid per bucket. I worked one week per bucket and made 460 dollars. I spend in this week: 140 dollars for the hostel, food + drinks 100 dollar (you can save more if you want to live like a slave). I lost 2 years of my live because of my damaged back. I saved around 220 dollars (130 euro) for this week of slave work. I mean the money is ok. Better then every student job I worked in Germany but for this money I killed my body. I decided that the relation what I’m doing with my body and what I get therefore isn’t alright. I checked my account money (can comfortable live the next 4 month) and decided to cancel this slave picking and find (better) work later. I explained Jens my decision he wanted (had) to go on to work and I travelled north. After the work week I found a host in Bundaberg and I was happy to relax in a pool and to sleep longer than 3 am in the morning ;) I also found some work in a warehouse to fill some shelves for 15 dollar/hour and 4 hours a day. (easier job ;)

dinner on a rest area between Brisbane and Childers

(pasta again ...)

sunset on the rest area

Bundaberg -on the fruitpicking fields

fruitpickers after 4 hours accord hardcore

picking in the burning sun

me after hardcore picking

fruitpicker need: hat, suncream, more suncrean, water

Sod it! What a hell Im doing here ?!?

fruitpickers lying like

last mud near the street - waiting for the bus

loosing skin

my host in Bundaberg with her parrot

my hosts daughter with friends ...

parrot walking on the couch